A teenage father who murdered his “perfect” newborn son in a drink-fuelled rage before eating toast in a state of elation has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Doulton Phillips, 17,
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A mother is due to stand trial charged with the murder of her four-year-old daughter. Carly Ann Harris, 38, is accused of killing Amelia Brooke Harris following an incident at
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The leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales has denied a child sex abuse survivor’s claim he covered up for the actions of a priest at the centre of
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A council has admitted failings at a care home where a worker sexually abused young boys. Victims of Brian Newman came forward following the Jimmy Saville scandal and a report
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A High Court judge has rejected a bid by the father of Poppi Worthington to remove details of her sexual abuse and change the official record of her death, and
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A new hotline for reporting the sexual exploitation of children has been launched by Barnardo’s Scotland and Crimestoppers. The Nightwatch Hotline will enable people to anonymously pass on information to
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A teenager will go on trial next year charged with the rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail on the Scottish island of Bute. The 16-year-old, who cannot be identified
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A school information and communications technology (ICT) technician has been jailed for grooming and sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl. Alex Barnes, 22, pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual activity
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The case against a man accused of sexually assaulting a weeks-old baby in Northern Ireland has been adjourned until January 2. The infant had been in intensive care in hospital.
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A former resident of a children’s home confided to an ex-employee he had been raped and sexually abused as a teenager, an inquiry has been told. The Scottish Child Abuse
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